personal well-being and stress symptoms in wives of iranian martyrs, prisoners of wars and disabled veterans.

objective: this study was conducted to compare the personal well-being among the wives of iranian veterans living in the city of qom. method: a sample of 300 was randomly selected from a database containing the addresses of veteran’s families at iran’s veterans foundation in qom (bonyad-e-shahid va omoore isargaran).the veterans' wives were divided into three groups: wives of martyrs (killed veterans), wives of prisoners of war, and wives of disabled veterans.the persian translation of personal well-being index  and stress symptoms checklist (ssc) were administered for data collection.  four women chose not to respond to personal well-being index. data  were  then  analyzed  using  linear  multivariate  regression (stepwise method), analysis of variance, and by computing the correlation between variables. results: results showed a negative correlation between well-being and stress symptoms. however, each group demonstrated different levels of stress symptoms.  furthermore, multivariate linear regression in the 3 groups showed that overall satisfaction of life and personal well-being (total score and its domains) could be predicted by different symptoms. conclusion:  each group experienced different challenges and thus different stress symptoms.  therefore, although they all need help, each group needs to be helped in a different way.